Chapter 14: Human Communication
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Handout 14.2
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Human Communication
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Carlson: Physiology of Behavior
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Human Communication
Across
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A type of dysgraphia in which the person can spell regularly spelled words but not
irregularly spelled ones.
9.
Inability to name body parts or to identify body parts that another person names.
11.
A type of dyslexia in which a person can read a word only after spelling out the
individual letters.
12.
A noun, verb, adjective, or adverb that conveys meaning is called a _____ word.
13.
A region of auditory association cortex on the left temporal lobe of humans, which is
important in the comprehension of words and the production of meaningful speech,
is named after this person...
14.
Difficulty in finding the appropriate word to describe an object, action, or attribute.
Down
2.
A difficulty in comprehending or properly employing grammatical devices.
3.
“Sight reading”
4.
An aphasia characterized by inability to repeat words that are heard but the ability to
speak normally and comprehend the speech of others.
5.
A type of dyslexia in which a person can read words phonetically but has difficulty
reading irregularly spelled words by the whole-word method.
6.
A region of frontal cortex, located just rostral to the base of the left primary motor
cortex, which is necessary for normal speech production, is named after this person.
7.
A preposition, article, or other word that conveys little of the meaning of a sentence
but is important in specifying its grammatical structure is called a _____ word...
8.
A type of dyslexia in a person of normal intelligence and perceptual ability; of genetic
origin or caused by prenatal or perinatal factors.
10.
A cerebrovascular accident is often called this.
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